WESTLAKE VILLAGE >> It was a routine play. A tackle by the Oaks Christian defense with 1:15 left in the second quarter against Newbury Park.

Except Bo Calvert did not get up.

The Lions’ Army All-American linebacker laid in pain as coaches from both teams surrounded the USC commit. Oaks Christian’s medical staff tended to him until an ambulance arrived.

Before he left, his teammates surrounded him trying to lift his spirits and theirs as well.

“Bo is a big leader and he carries everyone on his back all the time,” Zach Charbonnet said. “It brought us down but it forced us to come out harder.”

Oaks Christian won 48-0 Friday at home but the score was almost secondary to their concerns for Calvert, who suffered a broken right leg and will miss at least the remainder of the regular season

“It’s a brother going down and I cried a bit. It hurt my heart,” Kayvon Thibodeaux said.

Charbonnet ran for 197 yards and three touchdowns, including a 10-yard score to open the game. Thibodeaux continued his strong season with two sacks, including one to force a fumble in the second quarter.

Josh Calvert recovered the fumble, which set up an Oaks Christian scoring drive that Charbonnet finished with a 29-yard run.

The Lions (5-2) led 24-0 at that point and went on to celebrate head coach Jim Benkert’s 250th career win. Benkert’s family came prepared, wearing celebratory T-shirts while they took the field. His players added their own twist with a Gatorade shower.

Evan Barnes is the Daily News' prep sports coordinator and has covered high school sports since 2006 for various publications, including the Los Angeles Sentinel, Daily Breeze and Long Beach Press-Telegram. He also has covered college and pro sports ranging from UCLA, USC, the Dodgers and CSUN. Before covering sports full-time, Evan also covered news and won a National Newspaper Publishers Association award for his story on President Barack Obama's campaign in Los Angeles in 2008. A Los Angeles native and a graduate from the University of San Diego, he also has written for online publications such as Bleacher Report.

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